Pamplemousses Garden: Water Lilies Massacred

One of the biggest attractions of Pamplemousses Garden is in a sorry state. Giant water lilies are probably the beauty and pride of the garden, are painful to see. To date, there are very few, and they are almost all eaten by snails, known as " Apple Snails ", which were introduced by" clumsiness " in the garden during the floods from 2008. Since then, they stayed and multiplied.

According to a knowledgeable source, nothing concrete has been done in order to save what remains of the basin. " The administration has big plans but nothing has been officially established. Snails proliferate again and again, " he says.

Requested by L'Express, the garden director, Jag Mohun Heerasing explains. " It is true that we had a glitch with the water lily pond but is striving to find a solution. This disaster is most likely due to snails that we are trying to eliminate. " He also believes that the water lily pond is the main attraction of the garden and dear to all Mauritians. "I am confident that by the end of this year, the pond will find the same pace as before."